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John Mason

• Consanguinity: 2nd great-uncle of Adrian John Snelson

Parents

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• Death: John Mason died in Denbighshire.
• Birth: He was born in 1841.
• His father John Mason died on 16 January 1847 in Northwood Mill, Ellesmere, Shropshire, England.
• His mother Elizabeth Dean died in 1892.

Census

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Citations

1. [S5648] Census 1851 Cheshire Elizabeth Mason a. 37, Census Type: Census 1851 Cheshire
   Census Place: Foregate Street, Chester

Biography

Sarah Mason

• Consanguinity: 2nd great-aunt of Adrian John Snelson

Parents

Main Events

• Birth: Sarah Mason was born in 1847 in Bangor, Flintshire.
• Her father John Mason died on 16 January 1847 in Northwood Mill, Ellesmere, Shropshire, England.
• Her mother Elizabeth Dean died in 1892.

Census

Census 1851	1851	Sarah Mason Id #20,302 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1851 at 3 Foregate Street, Chester; Witness Role: Daughter Original Documents, Source and Citations here1
Census 1871	1871	Sarah Mason Id #20,302 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1871 at 33 Foregate Street, Chester; In 1871, there were two Heads of the household - John Pierce with his wife Elizabeth and 2 children, John William and Annie PLUS the other Head, Elizabeth Mason (John Pierce's Mother in law) who was a charwoman, and her daughter Sarah aged 24, a dressmaker. Witness Role: daughter Original Documents, Source and Citations here

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Citations

1. [S5648] Census 1851 Cheshire Elizabeth Mason a. 37, Census Type: Census 1851 Cheshire
   Census Place: Foregate Street, Chester

Biography

Thomas Pierce

• Consanguinity: 2nd great-grandfather of Adrian John Snelson

Parents

Families

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• Birth: Thomas Pierce was born on 29 September 1816 in Chester, Cheshire, England.
• Baptism: He was baptised on 29 September 1816 in St. Bridget's, Chester.
• His son Thomas Pierce was born in 1839 in Liverpool.
• Marriage: Thomas Pierce and Catherine Pugh were married on 18 August 1840 in St. Luke, Bold Street, Liverpool, His father is shown on St Luke's Liverpool 1840 marriage banns as being a skinner ... this making Thomas Pierce [18176] as surely his father and his occupation as a skinner fairly 90% + certain. Young Thomas [20303] is described as a grocer.
  
  Catherine's father is shown as Lewis Pugh, a carter.
• His son John Pierce was born on 1 February 1843 in Pepper Street, Chester, England.
• His son George Pierce was born about January 1845 in Chester.
• His son William Pierce was born about 1847 in Chester.
• His daughter Ellen Essie Pierce was born about 1850 in Chester.
• Residence: Thomas Pierce resided in 69 Stone Street, Holy Trinity, Chester, Cheshire, in 1851.
• Occupation: He was a tailor at Campbells Terrace, 5, George Street, Great Boughton, Cheshire, Engl, in Great Boughton, Cheshire, Engl, in 1861.
• His father Thomas Pierce died on 14 March 1864 in Great Boughton, Chester, England.
• His mother Elinor Evans died on 15 October 1873 in Llanwrst - I think ?
• His wife Catherine Pugh died on 13 February 1878 in Chester, Cheshire, England.
• Marriage: Thomas Pierce and Sarah Ann Whittaker were married about July 1878 in Chester Thomas's first wife Cathrine Pugh died in February 1978. Thomas then married Sarah Whittaker around July 1878. Sarah appeared in the 1881 Census but died in 1890. No death event for Thomas has yet been found.
• His wife Sarah Ann Whittaker died in 1890.
• Occupation: He was a Methodist Lay Preacher at Liverpool in 1891.
• Death: He died in 1893, at age ~77, I have no evidence of his death although my favourite 2nd cousin Margaret, thinks he may have died in Liverpool in 1893 which seems very possible.

Census

Census 1841	1841	Thomas Pierce Id #20,303 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1841 at Nantwich; as a Painter Principal Role Witness Role: Head of Household Original Documents, Source and Citations here
Census 1851	1851	Thomas Pierce Id #20,303 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1851 at 69 Stone Street, Holy Trinity; Principal Role Witness Role: Head of Household Original Documents, Source and Citations here1
Census 1861	1861	Thomas Pierce Id #20,303 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1861 at 5 George Street, Great Boughton, Cheshire; Principal Role Witness Role: Head of Household Original Documents, Source and Citations here2
Census 1871	1871	Thomas Pierce Id #20,303 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1871 at 14 Garden Court, Chester; liuguygk Principal Role Witness Role: Head of Household Original Documents, Source and Citations here
Census 1881	1881	Thomas Pierce Id #20,303 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1881 at 14 Garden Terrace, Chester; as a tailor. They are living in the same house as that occupied 10 years previously by Thomas and his previous wife, Catherine Pugh. Principal Role Witness Role: Head of Household Principal Role Original Documents, Source and Citations here
Census 1891	1891	Thomas Pierce Id #20,303 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1891 at 4 Bridson Steet, Rodney St, Liverpool; Principal Role Witness Role: Head of Household Witness Role: father-in-law Original Documents, Source and Citations here

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Citations

1. [S5736] Census 1851 Cheshire John Pierce a.8
2. [S5970] Head: Thomas Pierce
   Age: 45

Biography

Catherine Pugh

• Consanguinity: 2nd great-grandmother of Adrian John Snelson

Parents

Family

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• Name: Catherine Pugh was also known as Catherine Pierce.
• Name: She was also known as Catherine Pierce.
• Birth: She was born about 1807 in Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales.
• Her son Thomas Pierce was born in 1839 in Liverpool.
• Marriage: Catherine Pugh and Thomas Pierce were married on 18 August 1840 in St. Luke, Bold Street, Liverpool, His father is shown on St Luke's Liverpool 1840 marriage banns as being a skinner ... this making Thomas Pierce [18176] as surely his father and his occupation as a skinner fairly 90% + certain. Young Thomas [20303] is described as a grocer.
  
  Catherine's father is shown as Lewis Pugh, a carter.
• Her son John Pierce was born on 1 February 1843 in Pepper Street, Chester, England.
• Her son George Pierce was born about January 1845 in Chester.
• Her son William Pierce was born about 1847 in Chester.
• Her daughter Ellen Essie Pierce was born about 1850 in Chester.
• Residence: Catherine Pugh resided in 69 Stone Street, Holy Trinity, Chester, Cheshire, in 1851.
• Occupation: She was a cook in Chester in 1851.
• Death: She died on 13 February 1878 in Chester, Cheshire, England.
• Her husband Thomas Pierce died in 1893.

Census

Census 1851	1851	Catherine Pugh Id #20,304 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1851 at 69 Stone Street, Holy Trinity; Witness Role: Wife Original Documents, Source and Citations here1
Census 1861	1861	Catherine Pugh Id #20,304 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1861 at 5 George Street, Great Boughton, Cheshire; Witness Role: Wife Original Documents, Source and Citations here2
Census 1871	1871	Catherine Pugh Id #20,304 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1871 at 14 Garden Court, Chester; liuguygk Witness Role: Wife Original Documents, Source and Citations here

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Citations

1. [S5736] Census 1851 Cheshire John Pierce a.8
2. [S5970] Head: Thomas Pierce
   Age: 45

Biography

Sarah Davies¹

• Consanguinity: 5th great-grandmother of Adrian John Snelson

Family

Main Events

• Name: Sarah Davies was also known as Sarah ("Snellson") Snellson.²
• Birth: She was born in 1721.
• Marriage: Sarah Davies and William ("Snellson") Snellson were married on 30 January 1742 in All Saints, Gresford.^3,4,5
• Her daughter Mary Snelson was born before 1 September 1745 in Gresford, Denbighshire.
• Her son John Snelson was born in April 1748 in Gresford, Wales.
• Her husband William ("Snellson") Snellson died after 1749.
• Death: Sarah Davies died on 4 January 1761, at age ~40, in Gresford, Wales.⁶
• Burial: Sarah's remains were buried on 6 January 1761 in All Saints, Gresford.⁴
• Biography:
  
  . I am assuming that the Sarah Snelson listed in the Gresford Burial Registers as "Sarah Snelson Jan 6 1761 Burton Green " is in fact Sarah who married William on 30 January 1742.

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Citations

1. [S436] Gresford Register 1740-72
   PD/34/1/70 on Reel 60
   Baptisms
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   p8. 1 Sep 1745 Mary dau William Snelson of Llay
   p11 12 Apr 1748 John son of William Snelson of Llay
   Burials
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   p. 72 6 Jan 1761 Sarah Snelson of Burton Green
   Marriages
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   p97 30 Jan 1742/3 William Snellson & Sarah Davies
   p100 7 Dec 1747 John Morgan of Wrexham Parish and Mary Snelson of this parish by banns.
2. [S5975] Clwyd FHS List of Snelson Entries
3. [S51] Gresford Marriages 1743 & 1748, Memo: Annotation: Gresford Marriages 1743 & 1748
   
   
   p97 30 Jan 1742/3 William Snelson and Sarah Davies
4. [S404] Gresford Parish Registers 1714-1754 and 1740-72, Memo: Annotation: Gresford Parish Registers 1714-1754 (m.) 1714-1772
   
   Baptisms
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   10 Sep 1721 Snellson William s. William Gwersyllt
   29 Mar 1724 Snellson Thomas s. William Gwersyllt
   7 Feb 1726 Snellson Elinor d. William Llay
   3 Sep 1727 Bennion George s. William
   2 Oct 1731 Bennion Jacob s. William
   19 Sep 1735 Snellson Edward s. William Llay
   16 Nov 1735 Snellson Mary d. William
   20 Dec 1736 Snellson James s. James
   18 Feb 1738 Snellson William s. James Gwersyllt
   
   Marriages
   ---------
   12 Jan William Snellson otp & Margarett Edwards otp Banns
   Burials
   -------
   23 Oct 1723 Bennion George bur. Pulton Pa of Pulford Ches
   2 Oct 1727 Bennion Martha bur. w/o George, Poulton
   12 Oct 1727 Bennion bur. d/o John Llay
   23 Jan 1729 Bennion George bur. Poulton
   9 Aug 1737 Snellson James bur. s/o William Burton
   12 Aug 1740 Snelson James bur. Pauper Gwersyllt
   3 Jun 1745 Snelson James bur. s/o James Pauper Gwersyllt
   20 Apr 1741 Snelson Margaret bur. Burton
   24 Mar 1743 Snelson Mary bur. d/o William Burton
   6 Jan 1761 Snelson Sarah bur. Burton Green
   Baptisms
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   12 Apr 1748 Snelson John chr s. William LLay
   1 Sep 1745 Snelson Mary d. William Llay
   Marriages
   ---------
   7 Dec 1747 John Morgan, Wrexham & Mary Snelson otp
   30 Jan 1742 William Snelson & Sarah Davies
5. [S49] Hayes Marriage Index
6. [S487] Gresford Parish Reg Ba & Bu 1742-72, Ma 1740-54 Clwyd FHS, Source Element: R3-2970

Biography

Harriet Louisa Abell

Family

Main Events

• Name: Harriet Louisa Abell was also known as Harriet Louisa Snelson.
• Birth: She was born in 1877 in Manchester, Merseyside, England.
• Marriage: Harriet Louisa Abell and James Roscoe Snelson were married in 1899 in St. Mathew, Bolton, England.
• Occupation: She was a cotton winder in Bolton in 1901.
• Her son William Snelson was born about 1904.
• Her daughter Louisa Kathleen Snelson was born about 1905.
• Her husband James Roscoe Snelson died about March 1946 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.

Census

Census 1891	1891	Harriet Louisa Abell Id #20,313 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1891 at Horace Street, Halliwell, Little Bolton; She is described as a draper's assistant Original Documents, Source and Citations here
Census 1901	1901	Harriet Louisa Abell Id #20,313 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1901 at Halliwell, Bolton; Witness Role: Wife Original Documents, Source and Citations here1
Census 1911	1911	Harriet Louisa Abell Id #20,313 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1911 at 5 George Arthur Street, Bolton; Witness Role: wife Original Documents, Source and Citations here

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Citations

1. [S5898] Census 1901 Lancashire James Roscoe Snelson a. 30, Head: James Roscoe Snelson
   Age: 30
   County: Lancashire

Biography

Mary Elizabeth Collins

Family

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• Name: Mary Elizabeth Collins was also known as May Snelson.
• Birth: She was born about 1836 in Ireland.
• Marriage: Mary Elizabeth Collins and William Snelson were married on 15 August 1859 in St. Peter, Liverpool.
• Her daughter Fanny Snelson was born about July 1860 in Liverpool, England.
• Her daughter Florence Snelson was born in 1868.
• Her daughter Florence Snelson died in 1868.
• Death: Mary Elizabeth Collins died about May 1870 in Liverpool She is shown as being 33 years old at the time of her death.
• Her husband William Snelson died before 1881.

Census

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Citations

1. [S5799] Census 1861 Lancashire William Snelson a. 23, Age: 23
   County: Lancashire

Biography

Fanny Snelson

• Consanguinity: 1st cousin 2 times removed of Adrian John Snelson

Parents

Family

Main Events

• Name: Fanny Snelson was also known as Fanny Karran.
• Biography: After 1870 when her mother died, Fanny was raised by her maternal Aunt Fanny, nee Collins, b1830 in Ireland - and her husband Thomas Evans b. 1831 in Liscard.
• Birth: She was born about July 1860 in Liverpool, England.¹
• Baptism: She was baptised on 19 August 1860.
• Her mother Mary Elizabeth Collins died about May 1870 in Liverpool.
• Her father William Snelson died before 1881.
• Marriage: Fanny Snelson and Walter Bridson Karran were married on 10 October 1881 in Wesleyan Chapel, Birkenhead.
• Travel: She travelled in 1901 to Liverpool at age 39y. from New York in a 2nd class cabin on the "Servia" a successful transatlantic passenger and mail steamer of revolutionary design, built by J & G Thomson of Clydebank (later John Brown & Company) and launched in 1881. She was the first large ocean liner to be built of steel instead of iron, and the first Cunard ship to have an electric lighting installation. For these and other reasons, maritime historians often consider Servia to be the first "modern" ocean liner.
• Immigration: She traveled to New York on 19 April 1903. on the Etruria (Cunard Line.)
• Death: She died on 11 February 1917 in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois, USA.
• Her husband Walter Bridson Karran died in September 1933 in Billesdon, Leicestershire, England.
• Burial: Fanny's remains were buried on 14 February 2017 at Montrose Cemetery in Cook, Illinois, USA.

Census

Note		Fanny Snelson Id #20,315 (Principal) was at home on Census night; Lived in 1860 at 70 Roscoe Street in Liverpool. Original Documents, Source and Citations here
Census 1861	1861	Fanny Snelson Id #20,315 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1861 at 70 Roscoe Street, Liverpool; Witness Role: Daughter Original Documents, Source and Citations here2
Census 1881	1881	Fanny Snelson Id #20,315 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1881 at 1 Laburnun Villas, Liscard; She was living with her Uncle Thomas Evans and his wife, Fanny ... presumably Mary Snelson's (Collins) sister - which seems to stack up as Fanny was also born in Ireland. Original Documents, Source and Citations here3
Census 1881	1881	Fanny Snelson Id #20,315 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1881 at New Brighton, Wallasey, Cheshire, England; Thomas Evans (#20318) is the husband of Frances Collins (#20317) whosw sister Mary Elizabeth Collins (#20314) is married to William Snelosn (#13) who is the father of Fanny Snelson (#20315) and her sister Florence Snelson (#23975). This interesting ... Fanny's Aunt Frances Collins is the sister of Fanny's mother, Mary E;izabeth Collins, now married to William Snelson. Fanny is unmarried, apparently not working and is aged 20. Witness Role: Niece Original Documents, Source and Citations here
Census 1901	1901	Fanny Snelson Id #20,315 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1901 at Egerton Street, Liscard, Wallasey, Cheshire, England; She is living with her uncle (husband of her mother's sister) Thomas Evans, aged 69; I think the record says she is Married rather than being a Widow. Her husband Walter may have been away at sea as he was a merchant seaman. Original Documents, Source and Citations here
Census 1910	1910	Fanny Snelson Id #20,315 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1910 at Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.; Walter and Fanny are recorded in the Census in USA/ Original Documents, Source and Citations here

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Citations

1. [S5894] FreeBMD Register
2. [S5799] Census 1861 Lancashire William Snelson a. 23, Age: 23
   County: Lancashire
3. [S5649] Census 1881 Cheshire Fanny Snelson a.20, Census Type: Film
   Census Place: Liscard

Biography